I've been meaning to do an updated "what's in my make up bag" for a while as I've changed quite a few pieces in my collection. The make up that I've included in the post is what I'll usually be wearing in my posts, staple products I really love and what I wear on a day to day basis.
Lips: I tend to always have my trusty Carmex with me to keep my lips hydrated on the go and two coloured lips products. For some reason my favourite lipstick (Asia by Rimmel) wasn't in there when I decided to photograph my bits for this post, but it's a really pretty pink/brown nude shade. Along side that I have one of Rimmel's Apocalips lip lacquers in the shade Celestial. All of which you can find pretty easily at your local Superdrug or Boots for my UK readers.
Face (base): Maybelline's BB cream is my favourite product to use on my skin, it gives me a bit of coverage, has SPF 30 and I find it really moisturising too. I'm quite lucky with my skin as it tends to be quite clear and if I do need some extra coverage on those bad days, I'll use Vichy's derma-blend foundation. In comparison to my BB cream the coverage I get from this is pretty full on so I'll only use it in areas that need it or I'll wear it for a night out. This will come as no surprise to many beauty bloggers out there that my favourite concealer is Collection's lasting perfection, I have gone through so many of these and I will continue to until they no longer make it.
Face (bronzer): For summer I tend to always gravitate towards bronzers more when putting on my make up, I prefer to use bronzer to blush as a whole as I just think it looks better on me. I have a 17 bronzer which I love but was limited edition so I think it's no longer available but boots make a similar one every year. What I love about this bronzer is that the gold and bronze detailing goes all the way to the pan and doesn't rub off after a few times. Another beauty blogger classic is the Bourjous bronzing powder, which is a great shade for contouring the face. Although not technically a bronzer Benefit's Sun Beam provides a great golden glow.
Eyes: When putting on my make up my favourite part to do is my eyes, so it comes as no surprise that the biggest collection I have in my make up bag is eye products. I have two of my favourite eyeliners one being Maybelline's gel liner and the other is L'Oreal's super liner, both products are great for top liner and you can work the gel liner into you waterline too. After trying a few mascara's out I've gone back to using my favourite mascara which is Clinique's high impact. After carrying round my Sleek "original" palette with me for a while I thought it was time to change things up so when I received the Urban Decay's naked basic palette for my birthday I popped it straight into my make up bag. I can tell already that I'm going to get a lot of use out of this and I've only heard good things about it. For eyebrows I use Boots' Natural Collection duo eye shadow in the combination mocha latte which works perfectly and I've been using it for years.
Tools: My three main brushes I use are the E.L.F defining eye brush, Ruby & Mille's angled brush (who's range has very sadly been discontinued) and Clinique's double ended face/contour brush which I can't find online anywhere. On top of this I'll usually have a pair of tweezers and the Real Techniques shading brush. All of which are fantastic.
I'd love to know what you have in your make up bag or if you've tried out any of these products and what you think!
I'd love to know what you have in your make up bag or if you've tried out any of these products and what you think!
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I'm sure many of you have either heard of have used this mascara, so it will come as no surprise to tell you how much I have loved using it. About a week ago I noticed that Boots had a buy one product get the other half price offer on and I knew I had to snap this one up immediately It retails for around £10.99 which is quite pricey for a "drugstore" brand considering my favourite mascara, Clinque - high impact, is only £13. However I feel like this product really did make a big difference to my eyelashes once I had applied it.
This mascara in particular is really good for catching all of your lashes, creating a "fanned out look" and really elongates the length of your lashes. The application is very easy as it isn't clumpy due to a mechanism in the tube that takes off any excess product. As I said earlier it catches all the lashes easily so you won't struggle trying to give yourself a good coverage.
Another reason to why this mascara has an easy application is due to the comb like wand which enables get each of your lashes and coat them easily unlike other mascaras that have a thick bristle brush as they can carry to much product and make it difficult to work with. Overall I am pretty pleased with this product as I do struggle to find good mascaras that last.
Have any of you tried the mascara before I'd love to know if you have any other mascara recommendations too!
I recently took a trip to my local Boots and picked up some of the Real Technique brushes, I got the shading brush and the blush brush.They're an amazing price for such a professional looking brushes as M.A.C sell their 217 brush for £17 and I picked up my shading brush for the amazing price of £7.99 and managed to get some cheeky boots points. The blush brush also cost me just £9.99.
I am yet to try these brushes out but I am really excited to, I've only heard and read good things about this range. They're so soft and I can tell they are of a really high quality. I choose to get these ones as I needed a new shading brush to add to my ever growing collection and I chose the blush brush as I love that its half contour brush and half blush brush, which is perfect for me. I am going to see how well i get on with these and then I may even invest in the Core Collection for face and the Starter Set Collection for eyes.
If you're interested check out the website, it's amazing and full of really helpful videos and information, the link for that is here.
4. River Island Waxed Jacket with Fur Collar 5. Topshop Leather Ankle Boots 6. Topshop Heart Flocked Trousers
Here are my September favourites, I found it quite hard to
find things that I liked whilst having a browse online but once I did, I
absolutely loved them! I definitely need to invest in a pair of ankle boots and
a khaki coat for Autumn/Winter this year, so I’ve been having a look round and I
found these. both of the jackets are from River Island, I’m sure many of you
will recognise the contrast arm jacket (#2) as it's been a bloggers favourite
for a while appearing on almost everyone's blog. I found both of these pair of
boots on the Topshop website and both are under £50 which is amazing, both of
which will look great with my go to autumn/winter staple, a good pair of skinny jeans.
I spotted these Topshop trousers in store and they look
amazing they're such a pretty raspberry colour and I love the flocked heart
detailing. I've been scared to try wearing printed trousers as I’m not sure
they would suit my body shape but I might have to give these a whirl. The only
issue is I can only seem to find them in petite or tall on the website. The
other Flocked item I have on my wish list is another Topshop item and it's this
really pretty pastel bralet, I love the contrast of black against this pastel
blue, this is an item that could easily be carried over for a few seasons, I
can see myself wearing this again next summer.
I hope you enjoyed this post! Let me know in the comments below what you think of my picks!
I've never been the type of girl to fake
tan however after missing my tan from my holiday in Corfu, I decided to give it
a go. I wasn't sure about going the whole way and getting myself a spray tan
but I heard about Garnier summerbody moisturizer from vloggers Tanya Burr
and Anna Sacconne-Joly and felt that this could be the one for me.
I got brought this is the deeper shade
as I have a natural olive and thought this would be better for my skin tone. I
got this from Wilkinson’s for the bargain price of £2.50 but it is also
available from Boots and Superdrug for a slightly higher price. I'm always on
the look out and researching into more affordable products that are still great
quality so I was really pleased when I found this product with such a good price
tag!
What I like about this product is that is doesn't have a horrible fake
tan smell to it which most products do even other gradual tan products like the
Johnson's Holiday Skin body lotion. It says it has an apricot scent to it and I would
have to agree it’s very fruity and summery which is great for this time of the
year.
The application and how I found using
this product:
Before applying the product you will
want to have exfoliated to get rid of any dead or dry skin the product may
cling on to. I find the easiest was to do this is to use my body shop body
scrub and to also use a shower puff which you can really cheap from most supermarkets
or chemists. Then moisturize you legs a little let that soak in and then apply
the gradual tan just so you get the best effect from the product.
Just to give you an idea of what the product look likes.
After the first time using it (I put it on before I went to sleep) I noticed a difference already, which was quite a surprise, as I wasn't expecting to be so effective so quickly. I was left with a really nice subtle glow and I was really pleased with the effects. I continued to use this for 2-3 more nights until I felt I had the look I wanted. The tan lasted after this for around 4-6 days even after using a body scrub. Overall I'm really pleased with this product and definitely would recommend it if you're looking for a short-term tan. Let me know if you use a gradual tanner or another type of fake tan, i'm interested to know what other people are using and how they get on!
As beauty or food posts seem to be my most popular I thought
I would share with you some of my top beauty tips at very affordable prices. As
a student and beauty product lover managing your money isn't always the easiest
of tasks especially when there are so many new products coming out every week!
So here are a few of my favourite beauty secrets
- My favourite thing to take my make-up off with is Simple baby wipes (they're currently buy one get one free at boots), I have quite sensitive skin and a lot of make-up wipes and cleansers tend to break me out or give me a rash (even the simple make-up wipes do!) I came across these baby wipes by complete chance and thought I would give them a go and they're fantastic! They take my make-up off very easily, they don't tend to dry out in the packet so there's always enough moisture and aren't scratchy, and best of all, you can get them anywhere for about £1.
- Vaseline - this product is an all-time beauty blogger and editors classic, it's such a versatile product can be used to not only hydrate lips but any really dry parts of your body such as elbows, knees or knuckles. I like to use this product every now and again on my eyelashes to help them grow, I don't know if this is just a myth that it helps your eyelashes grow, but whenever I use this my eye area and eyelashes feel really soft.
- Conditioner- Another product I use because I have sensitive skin is hair conditioner, but using it as “shaving foam". Using the conditioner is great as you can get conditioner for under a pound in boots (I tend to go for the conditioner that's part of the essential range), it makes your legs so smooth, moisturised and is just really easy to use when shaving.
- Spots are really annoying and if you're not sure whether to squeeze it (I don't recommend this it leaves scaring) or just to leave it, put a small amount of toothpaste on your spot to dry it out overnight and the next day it should be rid of any unfortunate puss you may have.
- If you have thin lips or just want to make your lips appear fuller use a shimmery eye-shadow in the centre of your lips after using lipstick and blend in well to create the illusion.
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